French police will intercept small boats at sea in an attempt to stop migrants crossing the Channel after mounting pressure from the UK for them to do more to prevent the perilous journeys.
A document seen by French newspaper Le Monde, signed by four prefectures in the north of France, agrees that maritime police will start “planned operations” to intercept the dinghies before migrants board them. The push-backs will begin at sea initially, and then be conducted in the “inland waters” of ports and channels, the paper reported.
